Israel has withdrawn its forces from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital following a two-week operation‚ leaving behind scenes of devastation. The Israeli military confirmed the sudden pullback on Monday‚ saying it had completed operational activity in the area of the hospital and claiming to have killed and captured numerous Hamas fighters. Witnesses report a swath of death and destruction at the medical complex‚ where a large number of displaced Palestinians were sheltering. “Troops have...

Maysoon al-Nabahin squeezes out the last bit of cartoned cheese onto a freshly baked piece of bread‚ knowing it will be the only thing her family of eight will eat that day. Umm Muhammed‚ as she's known‚ fled from a school in Bureij where she‚ together with her husband and six children‚ were sheltering after Israeli forces destroyed their home in east Bureij in central Gaza. The 45-year-old now lives in the crowd of tents around Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah further south. She...

The Biden administration’s well-funded push to build out a national network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers has so far resulted in only a handful of installations‚ according to The Washington Post. The bipartisan infrastructure bill of 2021 allotted $7.5 billion to subsidize thousands of EV chargers to help the administration’s goal of having EVs constitute 50% of all new cars sold in 2030‚ but only seven stations in total have been built in four states to date‚ according...

The share price of Trump Media plunged Monday after the social media app company closely tied to former President Donald Trump reported a net loss of $58.2 million on revenue of just $4.1 million in 2023. Trump Media &; Technology Group shares were trading down by more than 25% around 1:08 p.m. ET. Despite that drop‚ the company’s market capitalization was still more than $6.8 billion after its 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange...

Every apologist will tell you: It’s just coincidence that Transgender Day of Visibility‚ which has been March 31 since its creation in 2009‚ this year falls the same day as Easter‚ the holiest day for Christians‚ which moves around. So what? The activist who set the date should’ve considered the chances — and the Biden White House sure should’ve checked the 2024 calendar before it committed to recognizing the trans day back in 2021. And Gov. Hochul certainly should’ve thought things...

Abortion will officially be on the ballot in Florida this fall‚ after the state's Supreme Court on Monday issued one ruling approving a ballot measure that could expand access to the procedure‚ but another that paves the way for a strict six-week ban. The ballot measure – which advocates say they are confident will pass in the Sunshine State – would guarantee abortion access through viability‚ often 24 weeks of pregnancy. With this‚ Floridians have the chance to essentially vote on...

President Joe Biden earned the ire of conservatives and a famous transgender woman‚ Caitlyn Jenner‚ when he issued a proclamation recognizing the Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV). "Today‚ we send a message to all transgender Americans: You are loved. You are heard. You are understood. You belong. You are America‚ and my entire Administration and I have your back‚" the president said in a statement released on Friday. The message angered a number of conservatives as TDoV fell on March...

My wife gave birth to our first child earlier this year‚ and I am over-the-moon in love with being a father to my baby boy. Along my parenthood journey‚ I’ve thought a lot about the life I want to help build for my son and the community I want him to grow up in. At the same time‚ I’ve thought a lot about the things I experienced as a kid that I hope he never has to.  For example‚ I hope my son never has to feel a drop in his stomach as he approaches the cashier at a grocery store‚...

Iran has vowed revenge after Israeli war planes destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus‚ killing at least seven people‚ including a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds force. Iran’s leaders in Tehran described the targeting of a diplomatic mission late on Monday as unprecedented and promised a harsh response. Iran said that several long-serving diplomats were killed alongside Brig Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Zahedi’s deputy‚ Gen Haji Rahimi. It was...

The senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed Monday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Syrian capital‚ destroying a section of the Iranian Embassy. The Saudi Al-Arabiya news network and Reuters confirmed that IRGC chief Mohammad Reza Zahedi was in Damascus’ Mezzeh district when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a building near the Iranian Embassy. The building was left in rubble‚ with smoke rising from the remains as first responders arrived and...